Psalms 123:1
Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 2:4He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
Psalms 25:15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Psalms 124:1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
Psalms 126:1When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 123:1
This psalm was penned at a time when the church of God was brought low and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in Babylon, though that was not the only time that they were insulted over by the proud. The psalmist begins as if he spoke for himself only ( ver. 1 ), but presently speaks in the name of the church. Here is, I. Their expectation of mercy from God, ver. 1, 2 . II. Their plea for mercy with God,, ver. 3, 4 . In singing it we must have our eye up to God's favour with a holy… Read the whole commentary →